Just before a female student had an aggressive encounter with a coyote and one bit a 5-year-old, a s

Just before a female student had an aggressive encounter with a coyote and one bit a 5-year-old, a student took video of a coyote stalking behind a family on campus. (Source: KCAL/KCBS/Aldrich Carles/CNN)

Just before a female student had an aggressive encounter with a coyote and one bit a 5-year-old, a student took video of a coyote stalking behind a family on campus. (Source: KCAL/KCBS/Aldrich Carles/CNN)

As crews removed bodies from beneath a collapsed pedestrian bridge Saturday, a victim's uncle raged against what he called the "complete incompetence" and "colossal failure" that allowed people to drive beneath the unfinished concrete span.

As crews removed bodies from beneath a collapsed pedestrian bridge Saturday, a victim's uncle raged against what he called the "complete incompetence" and "colossal failure" that allowed people to drive beneath the unfinished concrete span.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio health officials have confirmed that two women have been hospitalized with the West Nile virus in state's first human cases.

The Ohio Department of Health said Wednesday a 24-year-old woman in Muskingum County and a 78-year-old woman in Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH'-guh) County have been hospitalized with encephalitis. That's an inflammation of the brain caused when someone is bitten by an infected mosquito.

The cases were identified Tuesday by the health department.

State Epidemiologist Dr. Mary DiOrio says Ohio could see a growing number of West Nile cases. She's urging people to protect themselves against mosquito bites.

Officials recommend using insect repellant and wearing long pants and sleeves outside, especially at dusk and dawn.

The state health department has identified at least 120 positive West Nile Virus mosquito samples since mid-July.

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